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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1942.
NO. 262.
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News Behind
The News
by Paul Mallon
Washington, Jan. 23. Navy
Secretary Knox has been trim
med behind the ears both in
congress ana
d o w ntown
since his speech
announcing the
Atlantic was
clear (a day or
so before . the
Nazi subs ap
peared), and
p r o c 1 aiming
Hitler our ma
jor enemy, to
the dismay of
root Molloa the Chinese.
A man not so far from Mr.
Roosevelt has observed that the
subs apparently came for Chur
chill, "but might get Knox."
(meaning, of course, Mr. Knox's
official position).
A group of four congressional
leaders went so far as to discuss
the matter with Mr. Roosevelt.
They (Barkley, George, Rayburn
and McCormack) talked about
Issuing a public statement on the
"major enemy" angle to let
China know officially that Knox
should not be taken too liter
ally. It was decided Senator
George would compose a short
wave speech to the Chinese peo
ple. Mr. Roosevelt made it clear
subsequently in his press confer
ence, that the battle of the Far
East is being waged harder than
the battle of the Atlantic.
Oft heard in congressional
cloakroom was the advice that
"Knox should run the navy and
quit making speeches."
IF you are perplexed to under-
stand why labor's No. .1 ag
gressor, John Lewis, has sudden
ly sprouted wings of peace, you
are not alone. Bill Green's right
hand public relations man in'
AFL, Philip Pearl, is writing
with lifted eyebrow, In the cur
rent issue of the AFL bulletin:
"What new form Of skulldug
gery is John Lewis up to now?"
My guess is that Lewis wanted
to remove the political curse
(Continued on in)'
till
DUE FORJEARING
Washington, Jan. 23. (AP
Chairman Chandler (D-Ky.) said
today a military affairs subcom
mittee had ordered hearings next
week on President Roosevelt's
nomination of William S. Knud
aen, former OPM chief, as a lieu
tenant general in the army.
Chandler said Senator Austin
of Vermont, the assistant Repub
lican leader, had asked that the
hearing be held.
Chairman Reynolds (D-NO of
the full committee said he had
turned over to the subcommittee
several telegrams of protest
against the Knudsen appoint
ment. Reynolds said most of these
telegrams complained that the
elevation of a civilian to th hish
military post would have an ad
verse euect on army morale.
Radio Highlights
(Time Is Pacific Standard)
Tonight: CBS 8:15, Infantile
paralysis drive.
Blue 7:45, Justice Frank
Murphy on "Challenge to Our
National Character.
Saturday: CBS 1 p. m. St.
Paul Winter Carnival, Gov. Stas
sen. Blue 8:30 a. m., Ask Young
America, forum. MBS 1:30
Palm Beach horse racing.
SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Chauncey Brewer scraping
and painting buggy that he
plans to hitch to his horse and
use for transportation, hoping to
save on rubber tires.
Ted Crawford giving an ad
vance audition to Craterian em
ployes of organ novelties to be
presented at the theatre starting
Sunday.
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33,000 NEW SHIPS
PROVIDED FOR IN
E
Plant Expansion, Armor,
Ammunition and Radio
Also Authorized in Bill.
- Washington, Jan. 23
An unprecedented $12,523,872,
474 appropriation for 33,000
new war planes was approved
by the house with little debate
today and sent to the senate.
Passage was on a roll call
vote, announced as 389 to 0.
No opposition developed In
debate to the huge fund, but
argument over an additional
$30,000,000 appropriation for
the controversial Douglas power
dam In the Tennessee Valley
Authority delayed for a while
passage of the omnibus measure.-
About 75 percent of the big
appropriation would be spent
on planes themselves and the
rest would be allocated to plant
expansion facilities, armor, am
munition and radio, explosive
and Incendiary supplies.
At the last minute, the house
added $800,000 for state de
partment foreign service trans
portation costs.
Opening debate on the un
precedented appropriation the
largest single military fund in
the. history of congress Chair
man Cannon (D., Mo.) of the
house appropriations committee
tpld his colleagues'
"The whole issue of this war
depends n tektog and holding
control of the air In every
theater of the war.
"Until we have secured con
trol over the Russian front, the
Mediterranean and the Pacific
we cannot begin our first step
toward winning the war."
TOO MUCH ROWING
OVER LEADERSHIP
CLUBWOMEN TOLD
Washington, Jan. 23. (IP)
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst of Bal
timore, president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs,
told 1,200 clubwomen from all
parts of the nation today that
she had never known the wom
en to quarrel so bitterly" for
places of leadership as they are
doing In the war program.
"Selfishness Is dominating our
people today," Mrs. Whitehurst
asserted, and warned that blck
ering over places of preferment
could cause the downfall of
democracy.
"Hitler has stated many times"
she said, "that due to our hetero
geneous mass of people ' we
would be easy to conquer, that
we would fight among ourselves
until we would weaken our de
fense mechanism."
Mrs. Whitehurst did not spare
the men, saying they had the
same shortcomings as women.
Mrs. Lafell Dicklsson, of
Keene, N. H., federation first
vice president, urged the women
not to hoard.
The club women were called
here for a series of defense for
ums. E
OF LEG
Toronto, Jan. 23. Canadian
Press) Premier Mitchell Hep
burn said today that the On
tario provincial government had
called upon Dr. John Lalng Mc
Donald, orthopedic specialist of
Toronto, to study a muscular
ailment, (suspected atrophy) In
the leg of Marie, one of the
Dlonne quintuplets.
Hepburn said an advance re
port on the little girl was "not
alarming" but was such that the
government had decided on a
consultation and examination to
be held next Sunday at the
nursery in Callender.
Tuia-where
ft .. ,
Gorman prisoners of war trudge through the snows near Tula, hsadod for prison camp. It was
htre that the Gormans met the full blast of winter and Russia points to Tula as the turning point of
the invasion tide.
Reds Advance in Snowstorm
To Surprise German Forces
London, Jan. 23. (AP) Advancing behind the curtain of a
blinding snowstorm, red army units tonight were reported to have
launched a surprise attack on German - positions In the 40-mlle
sector between Novgorod and the Moscow-Leningrad railway in
a drive to flank the Leningrad boslogersi -i -
'"Coupled with hews "of this.
fierce drive, which had develop
ed the "most violent fighting of
the new year," came fresh bul
letins stating that in the Ukraine
Marshal Semcon Timoshenko's
forces were continuing to- ad
vance along a 100-mile front be
tween Kursk and Kharkov, a
Russian Pittsburgh.
One military observer declared
this push already might have
won back Orel which, ho said,
"has been nearly encircled for
a fortnight."
"The Russian statement that
44 towns and villages have been
reoccupied in this area should be
the fore-runner of big news,", he'
added.
No Mora Rubber for
Girdle Manufactsre
After February 1st
Washington, Jan. 23. P)
Sorry, girls, but the war pro
duction board confirmed that
bad news about girdles today.
After February 1, an order
declared, no more crude rubber
or latex may be used in manu
facturing girdles or other foun
dation garments, golf and tennis
balls, erasers, bathing suits and
caps, lawn and garden hose and
hundreds of other . common
household items.
Extending already strict gov
ernment control over the rub
ber Industry, the board made
public a long list of "ewentlsl"
products which may be manu
factured; established production
quotas for each class of pro
ducts, and directed that use of
crude rubber for a wide variety
of "essential" civilian goods be
reduced about 75 percent below
recent annual consumption.
E
TO MODIFIED ACT
Bueno Aires, Jan. 23. MP
Argentina now has agreed to
a modified resolution calling for
a Pan-American dip! o m a 1 1 e
break with the axis, a foreign
office source said tonight
The other nation had threat
ened to vote on the measure to
morrow whether or not Ar
gentina's support was forthcom
ing. A compromise again was
effected, this source said.
Argentina had sought repeat
edly to weaken the declaration
to make it mere recommenda
tion instead of a statement of
forthright action in support of
the United States' war effort
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ON ENEMY SUBS
BY
Washington, Jan. 23. (AP)
A navy spokesman said today
that "some" of the enemy sub
marines which have been and
are still operating off the United
States Atlantic coast would
never return home.
Whether these subs have been
captured or destroyed the spokes
man did not make clear. At the
same time he urged the public
to give out no information about
specific destruction or capturing
of undersea craft, declaring that
by thus helping to make psycho
logical warfare on the enemy.
every American can make his
contribution to the navy's world
wide effort to eliminate the
enemy submarine menace."
The spokesman declared that
two way traffic is satisfactorily
on the decline," as far as sub
marines Invading United States
territorial waters are concerned.
"But there will be no Informa
tion given out about the fata of
the enemy excursionists who
don't get home, until that In
formation is no longer of aid and
comfort to the enemy."
California to Scan
Alien Land Holdings
In Rich Farm Areas
San Francisco, Jan. 23 (IP)
California decided' today to
check up on alien land holdings
In the state, with especial refer
ence to the legality of Japanese
occupation of farm areas.
Many Japanese occupy truck
gardens In the coastal counties,
and farms In the rich Sacramen
to and San Joaquin valleys '
Attorney General Earl War
ren announced today he was
calling a conference for Feb. 2
Of sheriffs and district attorneys
of the counties most affected. In
this conference an Investigation
will be launched Into the alien
land situation.
There has been a good deal
of apathy about the whole
thing," Warren said.
London, Jan. 23. CAP) Tur
key has banned the sale of the
German propaganda news maga-
sine Signal, distributed by the
millions over Europe, Reuters
said today in a dispatch from
Ankara.
with wbte
TO OUTBUILD ALL
Washington, Jan. 23. (AP)
With "good strong foundations"
already established, America is
on its way today to "outbuilding
the world" In planes and tanks
the "two most Important wea
pons" In modern war and is
stepping up rapidly all lines of
war output.
Moreover, said a red, white
and blue bordered "report to the
nation" issued by the newly
formed office of facts and fig
ures, the navy has 346 new com
bat vessels under construction
double its present strength; con
tracts have been let for 099 mer
chant ships; the army Is expand
ing toward a possible 7,000,000
men, and economic warfare is
proceeding on world-wide fronts.
. The report, first official sum
mary of the defense-war effort
since the government clamped
down on publication of produc
tion figures several months ago,
was prepared at the request of
President Roosevelt. It covered
the period from the fall of
France in 1940 to Pearl Harbor
and on to the end of 1941.
Archibald MacLelsh. director
of O. F. F. (He also is librarian
of congress) described American
industry as having passed the
period of transition and said that
while In a sense the "real work
is only now beginning," a tre
mendous start has been made
and the Job ahead "will be
done."
BODIES OF THREE
Baltimore, Jan. 23 (IP) Two
married sisters, one of them shot
and the other stabbed, and an
unidentified man, also shot,
were found early today on a
bush-lined roadside near Catons
ville, Baltimore suburb.
Baltimore county police, re
porting they found neither knife
nor pistol near the scene, said It
was possible the women and the
man were slain elsewhere and
their bodies dumped beside the
road.
The women were Identified as
Mrs. Helen Johnson, 21, and her
sister, Mrs. Irene Carter, 32.
Leonard Johnson of Alberton,
Mr., husband of Mrs. Johnson,
made the identification, police
Mid.
japs Strike at Australia
HEARING ON S. P.
Commissioner Bean Delays
Preliminary Meeting Until
Presidio Conference.
Grants Pass, Jan. 23. (AP)
Public Utilities Commissioner
Ormond Bean has postponed the
preliminary investigation set for
January 28 at Salem to hear
southern Oregon protests over
abandonment of Southern Pacific
railroad service earlier this
month.
Bean said In Salem today he
had been instructed by Governor
Charles A. Sprague to confer
with army authorities at the Pre
sidio, San Francisco, and there
to obtain any testimony which
the army might not wish to dis
close at a public hearing.
Chambers of commerce, may
ors, and county judges of Jose
phine and Jackson counties have
protested abandonment of pas
senger rail service from the
Rogue River valley to California.
Frank Hull, manager of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, said the request for
the San Francisco consultation
came from headquarters of the
fourth army and was relayed by
Gov, sprague. o- far waa
known here, there- has been no
change In the plana of the Call
forma railroad commission to
hold a public hearing in Yreka,
cai., February 9 on discontinu
ance of the train service.
Hull said he was Informed that
Bean would issue a clarifying
statement after the conference
with the army authorities. i
Lad Who Killed Trio
On Hemlslon Ranch
Faces Gas Chamber
Pendleton, Ore.. Jan. 23 UP)
John A. Soto faced the state's
lethal gas chamber today for a
triple slaying near Hermiston on
Sept 29.
A circuit court jury convicted
the 17-year-old escapee from a
California reformatory after de
liberating two hours and 20 min
utes late yesterday.
He was charged with first de
gree murder in the deaths of
Mrs. Cora Tobln, farm operator,
Kenneth Gorsuch, her son, and
Marvin Adams, her nephew.
Shortly after his arrest at
Kennewlck, Wash., he was quot
ed as saying, "they found out
about me." Sheriff Boad said
Soto escaped from the Eld ridge,
Calif., reformatory on July 7,
1941, where he was serving a
term for extortion.
His attorneys asked acquittal
on the grounds of Insanity.
Tojo Reveals Attempt
For Peace With China
Tokyo, Jan. 23. (Official
Broadcast Recorded by AP)
Addressing parliament this after
noon. Premier General Hldekl
Tojo reiterated Japanese willing
ness to accept any Chungking
overtures for peaceful reconcilia
tion If that regime change It
attitude.
He declared that although
Japan ha been fighting Chung
king for five years, she still re
gards China as a sister nation
and ha not changed her mind
about receiving Chungking with
open arms if she on(y rectifies
her mistaken Ideas.
London, Jan. 23. (AP) Dr.
V. K. Wellington Koo, Chinese
ambassador to London, told a
press conference today he doubt
ed "very much" the rumor that
China might conclude a separate
peace with Japan.
Tokyo. Jan. 23. (Official
1 Foreign Minister Shtgenorl Togo
i told the house of representative
War Bulletins
London. Jan. 23.
Elevea persons, nine of them
women or girls, were killed
and ethers wounded and miss
lag la daylight raid today
by single Gorman bomber
on a town la East Anglla. The
bombs foil la a congested
working class
London. Jan. 23 V
Royal air force bombers car
rled out a concentrated attack
oa Muenster last Bight, the
air ministry announced today.
Mew York, Jan. tiJP)
The British radio relayed to
day a report that Chinese
guerrillas had crossed the Yel
low sea and stormed Japan
ese naval headquarters oa
Yoko Island, off the coast of
Korea. CBS recorded the BBC
broadcast.
AXIS RECAPTURES
AGEDABIA IN NEW
AFRICAN EFFORT
Cairo, Jan. 23. (AP) Gen.
Erwln Rommel's mechanised
desert army, apparently making
a desperate new bid for axis re
conquest of eastern Libya, has
recaptured Agedabla in a thrust
90 miles northeast el El Ageila
where the axis forces made their
stand, 'the British announced of
ficially today.
Indicating strong aerial rein
forcements had bolstered Rom
mel's counter attack, the British
headquarters ' war bulletin si
the axis advance was "strongly
covered by German and Italian
bomber aircraft with fighter pro
tection.".
American-built Kitty hawk
(Curtlss) fighters of the Austral
ian air force attacked the axis
formations and brought down
three planes. Including diva
bomber. At the same time RAT bomb
ers raided concentrations of axis
motor transport in the battle
area.
(A reuters report that there
were 400 vehicles In this concen
tration pointed up the weight of
the axis push.)
The communique, which said
the axis forward movement was
continuing, declared that "light
covering forces - of Britain's
eighth army" had withdrawn to
positions east of Agedabla.
COMPROMISE ON PRICES
GOES OVER TO MONDAY
Washington, Jan. IS UP)
The house todsy postponed until
Monday consideration of the
final compromise on price con
trol legislation.
The senate had waited In re
cess for more than two hours
for the house to act on the con
ference report on the price bill.
today that at th very outset of
the war In the Pacific Japan naa
received assurance from th
Soviet government that Russia
would observe her neutrality
pact with Japan to th letter.
The foreign minister spoke a
few minutes after Premier Gen
eral Hldekl Tojo sold "war Is not
on by money" and expressed
confidence that Japan' resources
in trained manpower would off
set the material resource of th
United States.
Ho said Japan was assured of
further triumphs "in greater east
Asia" because she po missis the
"manpower, training and mater
ials necessary for prosecution of
th wr.
"In th first factor, which In
cludes th quantity of men," Tojo
said, "Japan tops the world.
"So long a w have men train
ed In S,000 year of history, we
will not be defeated by America
which relies on material
strength, because after all war la
ioudht by men,"
ARE INVADED BY
SEA-BORNE FOES
New Guinea. Solomon Is
lands, Probably New Brit
tain, In War Front Spread
By Roger D. Or
Associated Press War Editor -Japan's
march of conquest
struck directly toward Australia
today as sea-borne Japanese
troops landed In New Guinea,
the Solomon Islands and prob
ably New Britain In a sweep
Jeopardizing not only the land
down under" but also United
States routes to the Pacific war
zone.
At Its nearest point, New
Guinea is only 100 miles across
the Torres strait from Cape
York, northernmost tip of Aus
tralia. Picture Darkens
Blazing forth like a star-shell
against the somber background
of the Pacific struggle, a war
department bulletin reported
that Gen. Douglas MacArthuri
heroic defenders In the Philip
pines again had beaten off all
Japanese . attacks yiUh bloody
tosses. . ,. .. x -'-.
. The communique said Japa
nese assault troops, strongly re
inforced,, had launched "ex
tremely heavy" attacks la the
past 24 hours only to be met by.
a withering fire from Gen. Mae
A r t h u r's American Filipino
forces on Batan peninsula,
across the bay from Manila.
Gen. MacArthur reported the
invaders were making almost
continuous attack without re
gard to losses.
In general, the news was dark
from fronts In the far Paclfla
conflict, relieved by word from
Washington that the United
States was beginning to pour a
stream of reinforcement Into
what has been, until now, a lop
sided struggle.
Critical hours again were at
hand In the battles of Malaya
and Burma.
Dutch heavy bombera and
fighters lashed out at the Mika
do's invasion horde (warming
into th South Sea islands, scor
ing 12 direct hits on eight Jap
anese warships and transport la
the Strait of Mac star, between.
Dutch Borneo and Celebes
.Triple X
Military strategist empha
sized th triple menace of Ja
pan's newest thrusts:
I. The war be been Drougnl
to territory within easy striking
distance of Australia.
2. Japan has forged new
link In her chain of base
stretching south and east for
2,800 miles from Tokyo to the
Solomon Iilsnds.
2. Th united nation supply
line to the Dutch East Indiaa,
Singapore, Burma and China
have been sharply endangered.
From th base In New
Guinea and in the 780-mile-long
Solomon chain to th east.
Japan may now command the
vital Torres Strait between Aus
tralia and New Guinea and force)
allied shipping Into a 1,000-mU
detour south of the Australia
In swift alarm, Australia erd-
blackouta In all el ties.
militia unit were equipped with
full battle ores, and the com
monwealth war cabinet waa
called In emergency sisslon.
Urgent new appeal were asot
to Washington and London
stressing the need for reinforce
ments. Gravity EatpaasUed
Th local of th Japan
landing In Now Oulnea was not
given, but presumably th In
vaders put ashore near of
bombed Madang, en the north
east coast, 4IV0 mile airline
from Cap York, Australia, and
1400 mils from Australia'
treat fort Oanria Mval I
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